"Come on Izuku!" cried Pony as the two walked away from the dorm building towards the school. Time was on their side, neither hero student moving faster than a light walk with their bags in their hands. "You know I'm right! Just admit it!"

Izuku shook his head. "I just don't see it," he said as he gave a sideways glance at the horned girl as she puffed up her cheeks. "The girl falling in love with the guy just because he saved her life once? I don't know, just feels like a tired cliché."

"It's an awesome cliché," shouted Pony as she swung her arms around, Izuku holding back a laugh at this sight. "If it wasn't, then it wouldn't even be a cliché! Besides, it happens in real life all the time! How many love letters does All Might and Stars and Stripes get from the people they save?"

"I don't think that's the same thing as in the animes you love," said Izuku, giving Pony a small smile before letting out a sigh. "I mean, you are right that there are people out there who do that…which is why All Might's home address is unlisted. The number of stalkers he's gotten over the years is just insane. I heard that a few people even put themselves in harm's way just to see them again." Izuku then shook his head. "Maybe that's why I just don't buy the romance in that anime."

Pony just let out a sigh as they approached the entrance of the school, ready to begin their second day here at U.A. And after the first day, both of them were pumped and ready to go. After the class had introduced themselves, Izuku quickly taking notes about everyone's quirks as they did so, they all headed down to the entrance ceremony. Nearly all of the new students looked excited to be there with some, like Pony, having stars in their eyes as they listened to several of the staff members giving speeches. Izuku, however, had been a bit distracted at first when he saw that one class, 1-A, was missing. Seeing how the other teachers noticed this, some even shaking their heads when they looked to where the missing class was supposed to be, was worrisome.

That is until the star of the show arrived on stage: All Might! Just seeing him in person was almost enough for Izuku's quirk to go off! Almost. His speech was simple and full of some one-liners, but no one really minded it. It was just great to listen to the legend, knowing that in the coming days he would be teaching the hero course.

After that, syllabuses and class schedules were handed out before dismissing the students for the day. While many of their class left the campus grounds, the two instead got a meal in the mess hall where Izuku went full fanboy when he saw that it was the hero Lunch Rush serving them. From there, the pair just took a stroll around the campus, enjoying the perfect weather as they talked. Most of it being their hopes for the year, how the heroes would be teaching their classes, and what heroics with All Might would be like. That last subject seemed to take up the majority of their conversation, the two seeming to try and one up the other with imaginary scenarios. Would they be fighting villains on a boat with the weather turning sour, rocking it back and forth or would they be in the middle of a city on fire trying to save as many people as possible while fending off hidden foes? Both laughed as they spoke, knowing full well that such things were too advanced for first year students. Even here at the top hero school that was known to push their students, all of that seemed a little excessive. But, then again, the school did unleash that zero-pointer on them.

Then when it got late, the two returned to their rooms to get out of their uniforms before meeting up in Pony's room. Now with both of them wearing shorts and plain t-shirts (Pony's shirt showing off a part of her stomach like usual), the two of them laid comfortably on Pony's bed, ready to spend the rest of their free time watching various animes from the American girl's collection. What made it more comfortable for Izuku was that, since her bed was a bit on the small side, the two of them had to get close. So much so that their legs touched, feeling her smooth leg against his own, while he could feel her breast slightly pressed against his own chest. And, maybe it was his imagination, but there were times when he thought he could feel her hand tracing his muscles.

Back in the present, Pony puffed her cheeks slightly as they neared their classroom. "Ok then, what kind of romance would you believe in?"

Izuku felt his cheeks burning slightly before looking away. "Well, I guess…if I had to pick…I really enjoyed the romance in Toradora!"

That caused Pony's eyes to widen before the horned girl rushed in front of Izuku, spinning on her hooves so that she was looking right into his eyes. "Really?" she asked while walking backwards. "I never took you for the type to like a girl like Taiga. I would have thought you would have shipped Ryuji with Minori."

Izuku just shrugged. "That's just how I prefer the romance. I mean, sure, their first meeting got off to a rough start and Taiga breaking into Ryuji's home was a little over the top. But, all the same, I like how they got closer the more time they spent together. Getting to know the other as well as their crushes. Made the whole thing feel more real, I guess. Besides, Minori's randomness began to get a little annoying after a while."

"That's true," said Pony with a smile. At first, her smile was warm and soft only to turn more devious as she placed a hand on Izuku's chest, stopping the green-haired boy in his tracks. "So, if that's the sort of romance that you like, then have you seen Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Nette Kuremasu ka?" Izuku felt his face turning so red that it might as well have become his quirk, beads of sweat running down his face as he stared at the blonde whose eyes grew with her smile. "You've seen it, haven't you?"

"Yes," replied Izuku, slumping while sighing in defeat.

"And?" asked Pony.

"…I liked it up until the end," said Izuku. "I mean, I like how Keiki got to know all the various girls. Like finding out those other sides to them, learning why they like their fetishes and even participating to a degree. Just with the end with his 'sister'…I just felt a little cheated that they went with that."

"What can you do?" asked Pony as the pair made their way into the classroom, unaware of the eyes upon them and the grins most of the class had.

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The sounds of flesh hitting flesh filled the gym, feet skidding against the floor as the two combatants fought. Izuku's movements were fluid as he bent backwards to dodge a punch from his classmate Kendo before moving his body to deliver a kick to the orange haired girl's side. The girl saw this, jumping up high into the air to avoid it before raising her own leg up high so as to send an axe kick his way. Smirking, Izuku spun out of the way as Kendo landed, rolling onto the ground before getting back up and facing the green-haired teen. Not willing to give her an inch, Izuku made a leg sweep to which the girl leapt forward with her fist pulled back. Seeing it, Izuku leaned back to allow the blow to miss him, waiting for Kendo to land on the mat they were currently fighting on before leaping to his own feet which he then followed up by swinging his body around to deliver a backhanded blow. Such an attack was easily blocked by Kendo's raised forearm, the girl wincing from the force behind the attack before she countered.

It was in the afternoon, morning classes and lunch having been done with. Which meant it was time for the hero course studies. However, since All Might was teaching class 1-A and it was scheduled to take the entire afternoon, Kan had something special planned for them. He had seen how well they fought robots, but the best way to gauge their fighting potential was to see how well they fought against a thinking human being. Not only would it show him their overall skills, but it would also be a great chance to break in their hero uniforms before they began more intense hero classes. This got the class pumped up as they were then told to get changed into their hero gear and then meet Kan in Gym Delta.

It took the class a half an hour to get changed and make their way towards one of the smaller gyms. The floor of this gym was heavily padded, with dozens of small circles painted onto the mat while an even larger circle was placed in the middle. It was within this middle circle that the students found Kan standing, the man wasting no time in explaining how today's lesson would work. Two students would fight in two different matches, the first being without quirks while the second they would be allowed to use them. Each match would last for ten minutes with the exception being if Kan, who would be acting as the referee, felt one of the two could not continue. As for the rest of the students, they were to sit and watch their classmates with no warning who would be next.

Izuku, dressed in his hero costume, was the first one to be called. His hero costume looked like a Shaolin Monk Kung Fu styled outfit that lacked any sleeves. The top of his costume was green, the full length of it going down to his knees, with white trimming that went across his chest. A white sash was tied around his waist and his pants were white as well. His footwear, red shoes with special insoles, clashed a bit with the aesthetic yet Izuku needed to be as practical with his attire as possible. And it seemed his opponent felt the same way. Dressed in a knee-length teal colored qipao and a black, double-breasted black corset, Kendo looked very much the martial artist.

Now, here they were. How much time had passed since Kan had called the match to start? No one, not the two in the ring nor the students watching them had any idea at this moment, for time had lost all meaning to them. Sweat was beginning to roll down the faces of Izuku and Kendo, their breathing beginning to get heavy, yet neither fighter seemed to mind as they continued to fight each other within the circle they were currently in. They moved in tandem, circling each other as they exchanged blow after blow with excited smiles on their faces. The world around them no longer seemed to exist as the two were caught up in this bout, finding the other to be at the same level of experience.

Then, just as Izuku was about to launch a double kick, Kan called out 'Time!' Upon hearing this, Izuku managed to divert his blow at the last moment, missing Kendo.

"Very good, very good," said Kan, giving the teens a fanged smile along with a nod. Both Izuku and Kendo stood there for a moment panting, the green-haired boy's eyes looking over at his classmates. Most of them were staring at them, gawking as they seemed to be still taking in the skills the two had just shown them. More than one had an expression that nearly screamed 'I'm glad I didn't have to fight either of them'. But one, Izuku noticed, was smiling as she leaned forward from where she was seated.

"Way to go Izuku!" shouted Pony in English, pumping her fist into the air while her blue eyes seemed to sparkle. "You're doing great!" Izuku's heart leapt a little in his chest, not noticing the look Kendo and a few others were giving him.

"Now it is time for the second round," said Kan as he crossed his arms as he spoke. Yet his smile faded as he glanced over to the rest of the class, Izuku following his gaze to see that more than a few students looked ready to object. Then, the teacher turned to look at the pair within the ring. "Unless you two are too tired and need a break."

"I can keep going," said Kendo as she intertwined her fingers, pushing them forward. "How about you Midoriya? Now that the warm up is done, are you ready to get serious?" Her words caused a few people in the class to audibly gulp, surprised to hear her call something so intense a mere 'warm-up'. That she still had plenty of gas in her tank.

Izuku, for his part, chuckled as he cracked his neck loudly. "I was about to say the same thing," he said before getting into his fighting stance. He locked eyes on Kendo's as she too got into her stance.

"Begin!" shouted Kan.

Kendo was the first to move, rushing towards Izuku with her fist pulled back ready to strike. Before Izuku could move, Kendo's fist grew at an alarming speed and did not stop until it looked like he could be held in its grasp. That size was not just for show either as Izuku, who was unable to dodge in time due to both the surprise and the size of the fist, was thrown backwards. At first he rolled out of control, his body reeling slightly in pain, before managing to take control of his movements before landing in a crouched position. He paused there for a moment, feeling a trickle of blood escaping from his lips.

"Not bad," he whispered. "If it wasn't for my quirk, that attack would have broken or cracked a couple of my bones."

Izuku then sprang forward, one of his palms open as he charged towards Kendo. The orange-haired girl pulled back her first once more, her intent clearly broadcasted once more. However, just as she swung her massive fist Kendo let out a howl of pain as blood began to fall onto the mat, Izuku twirling around her. Taking deep breaths, Kendo looked over to Izuku…and her eyes widened in horror. Coming out of Izuku's palm was a long, white spike whose sharp tip was dripped in blood from the slash he had made across Kendo's large hand.

Gritting her teeth, Kendo shrunk her hand back to its normal size, her cut thankfully shrinking as well. With a war cry, Izuku's opponent raised both her fists into the air where they then enlarged. But, as they came down, the green-haired teen moved out of the way, spinning his whole body as he did so as if this were a dance. And before Kendo could lift her fists off the mat, Izuku slashed at her leg giving her another small cut from a second long spike coming out of his other palm.

Rather than shrinking her fists, Kendo flattened her hand before using one of them to attack with a sideways chop. Still spinning, Izuku jumped over the attack while turning his body to the side in order to deliver more cuts to Kendo's fist. But, while he was in the air, Kendo took this moment to grab him with her second large hand. From the shoulders down, the orange-haired girl had Izuku in her grasp where she gave a firm squeeze that made her opponent grunt in pain.

"It ends here!" yelled Kendo, raising her hand high above her head. Izuku's eyes widened, surprised that she could lift him with such ease followed by a swift realization on what the girl planned to do. Thinking fast, Izuku pressed his arms against the massive fingers just as he saw that mat coming closer at a frightening speed. Thankfully, just before impact, dozens of white, thorn-like protrusions exited his skin, digging into Kendo's flesh. The orange-haired girl let out a cry of pain, her grip loosening so as to allow Izuku to escape and land on the mat.

That was close…for both of us, thought Izuku as he looked at Kendo. Blood dripped from her hand as it quickly became smaller, the large gashes and cuts thankfully shrinking with it. If my arms weren't out, I would have had to use those spikes inside her grasp. Even if the wounds shrink, the damage to her hand might have been more severe.

"Time for a change of tactics," said Izuku to himself, the spikes in his palms retracting while the thorns on his arms vanished into his skin as well. Once they were gone, four new white objects shot out from each of his arms. They all came out just above his elbows, moving up a bit before curving back down so they ended at his fist.

Once they were done, Izuku went on the attack. He spun around to gain some momentum once he was close enough to Kendo, slamming one of the white masses against her side. Spit launched out of her mouth, the wind temporarily taken out of her lungs thanks to the attack. But only for a moment as her fists shrunk again as she moved them right between the space between her and Izuku. The boy tried to get out of the way, but her hands simply grew faster than he could move, knocking Izuku onto his back. Kendo was on him in an instant, getting on top of the one who had repeatedly cut her and bringing down her enlarged fist. For his part, Izuku brought up his arms to block, the massive fist colliding with the white masses. Pain filled his arms upon contact, almost to the point where it became numb for a moment, but the mass held firm. And when Kendo lifted her fist to try and punch him again, Izuku slammed his arm against her to knock her off.

"That's enough," said Kan as both of his students got to their feet. Panting, the pair allowed their bodies to return to normal as Kan moved to the center of the circle facing the rest of his class. "Both of you, good job. Kendo, bandage your hands and see Recovery Girl at the end of class. Tetsutetsu. Shishida. You're up next."

Both boys stood as Izuku made his way back to the rest of the class, many of them gazing at the teen in awe. No doubt they were surprised to see such an average, plain looking teen to be such an experienced fighter. That and having a powerful quick. Well, everyone but Pony who was just beaming at him as she bounced in her spot with stars in her eyes.

"That was amazing Izuku!" she declared as Izuku sat down besides her, wincing a little as he did so. "Even more so than the last time I saw you fight at the dojo!" Izuku just smiled as he watched Pony making a few jabbing motions in the air, taking full note of her costume for the first time since they started class…and trying his best not to blush. It resembled a jockey uniform, mostly colored orange and skin tight showing off all her curves. Looking at it, his eyes were drawn to the black belts around her collarbone, biceps, hips, and boots that had stirrups on either side. She also had a horse halter on her head, with a rope dangling from behind.

"Thanks, all the practice really paid off," said Izuku, looking away from the blonde while scratching the back of his head. "Though, I still have a long way to go."

"I think we both do," said Kendo as she suddenly sat down next to Izuku, putting the final wrapping on her hands as she did so. The girl then let out a sigh before facing Izuku, her expression warm despite what happened in the match. "Not a bad match. You were using the Secret Slash school of martial arts, right?"

"You've heard of it?" asked Izuku, eyebrows raised in surprise.

Kendo nodded before turning to look at their fellow classmates and their 'fight'. "A couple of times. Faced a few of their students in a couple of tournaments. Odd that I never saw you there. With skills like that, you could have been a real contender."

"Well, depends when these tournaments were," said Izuku, doing his best not to wince at the scene before him. Both of his classmates showed how limited their fighting skills were, either lunging at each other, throwing wild punches, or in some sort of grappling that anyone with even a beginner level of skill could escape from. "Every summer since I was four, I've had to spend time in America for, well, reasons. Actually, it was because of those trips that I was able to meet Pony."

Kendo turned her head to Izuku, looking at him and then Pony, her face showing that that statement had piqued her interest. "We were wondering about that," she said softly, Izuku barely able to make much out of her words. But rather than elaborating, Kendo turned her attention back to the fight. And when she spoke next it was loud enough that it could be heard clearly. "Well, you chose a good master to learn from. It compliments your quirk well. It kind of resembles Kamakiri's."

"Ah, it's a little different," said Izuku as he glanced over at Kamakiri. The mantis-like boy was sitting there, his eyes training mostly on the fight in front of them. "Bone of my Sword allows me control over my, ah, bones. I can increase their density, making them harder than steel if I wanted. But that's just the start; the bare bones if you will. With all my training, I can reshape any bone I want before pulling it out and then instantly re-growing it." A small chuckle then escaped Midoriya as he scratched his head, remembering the quirk had a less than friendly original name back when he first got it. He was thankful he was able to get the name changed.

"Wait, does that mean you could…" Kendo's voice trailed off as she raised one of her bandaged hands. She then tapped the back of her fist before making a 'shink' sound. Upon hearing it, both Izuku and Pony rolled their eyes.

"Why does everyone always ask that?" asked Pony. At the same time, Izuku raised his head while lowering his head in defeat while three bone claws exited from between his knuckles much like how a once famous Canadian Hero used to back in his head.

"That's pretty impressive…unlike this match," said Kendo, shaking her head as she turned to look back at her two classmates. "This is a little hard to watch, isn't it?"

"It is," agreed Izuku.

"And boring," added Pony, who was still talking in English as she looked at the sight before her with a dull expression. "Sucks that we had the best fight first." Izuku said nothing, silently agreeing with his crush as the three of them continued to watch everything play out before them.

After a while, it seemed that even Kan realized this wasn't going to go anywhere any time soon and ended the match. As Tetsutestu and Shishida separated, the two teens trained in martial arts gave one another a look. As if making a silent agreement, the pair stood and each approached one of the two, with Midoriya heading over towards Tetsutetsu.

"What's up Midoriya?" asked Tetsutetsu, stretching his body and flexing as he prepared for round two. "Come to wish me good luck before I clobber hairy over there with my awesome quirk?"

"Ah, well," began Izuku as the larger teen looked down at him, grinning ear to ear with those sharp fangs of his giving the bone wielding teen a moment of pause as he rethought how he was going to approach this. Unfortunately, this pause as well as Izuku looking away from Tetsutetsu caused said teen's smile to fade.

"You don't think my quirk is good enough to defeat him?!" demanded Tetsutetsu, activating his quirk and turning his body to steel. "Because let me tell you, it's-"

"No, no," said Izuku quickly. "I just wanted to give you advice. You know, to put the odds more in your favor. Every little bit helps, right?"

"Oh," was all Tetsutetsu could say, his anger fading while his quirk swiftly deactivated. "Well, ah, thanks. But how can you help me?"

"Well, when I watched your fight, I noticed that your stance was off," said Izuku quickly. The green-haired teen then spread his legs further apart, gesturing Tetsutetsu to do the same. "See, if you want to get the max power out of lunging attacks, you need to spread your legs apart like this. It'll help launch you forward with more force while also making it easier to brace yourself if your opponent attacks you first. Can you feel the difference?"

"Yeah, a little," admitted Tetsutetsu, moving around a little as he remained in the position. "Wow, thanks for the help man."

Sadly, as much as Izuku wanted to give more help, Kan then signaled for the match to begin as well as telling Midoriya and Kendo to return to their seats. Once the match started, there was a significant improvement in the fighting between the hardening student and the beast-man. It was nothing jaw dropping or anything that would bring them to a higher level of fighting prowess, but it did allow their attacks to give more of an impact.

This continued for pretty much the rest of the lesson. Izuku and Kendo would watch their fellow classmates fight, gauging their skills before deciding what was the best quick advice they could give before their second. There were, of course, a few who didn't need it. Kaibara seemed to be a pretty aggressive fighter who had his own style as did Kamakiri and Rin. But, overall, most people the pair talked to welcomed the feedback. All the while, Kan watched with an approving smile.

Then, when the last match was over, the blood themed hero stood before the class with his arms crossed. "Alright," he said in his gruff voice. "Can anyone tell me the purpose of this exercise? Why I had you fight the first round without quirks and the second with?" For a moment, nobody said anything until Pony raised her hand. "Yes, Tsunotori?"

"Well it's because," began Pony, speaking quickly in English only to stop when Izuku nudged her. It took a moment of her looking at him in confusion before she realized her blunder, taking a deep breath before speaking again. "It's because we can't just rely on our quirks to solve all our villain problems. We need to know how to fight them as well."

Kan smiled, showing off his fangs as he did so. "That's absolutely correct," he said as he gave Pony a nod before turning to address the rest of the class. "There's a saying out there that I'm sure you've all heard: you can't be a one trick pony. Well, that is even more important in this line of work. We deal with villains and natural disasters everyday, most of them on the fly without understanding or getting an intel on the villain's quirks. If your quick is powerful enough, you can power through just about any untrained opponent. But…what would happen if you went up against someone who has the perfect counter to your quirk? For example, Shiozaki, what would happen if you went up against someone with a fire quirk or an acid quirk? Would you pointlessly try to use your quirk, hoping you would get lucky? Or would you run away from the fight, forcing the civilians to fend for themselves?"

"No…I wouldn't…I don't," stammered Shiozaki, a girl with hair that was made of thick, thorny vines running down her back. All eyes were on her at this moment, seeing the confusion and fear she held. Not surprising given how powerful her quirk was. Her fight against the welder Awase had been over in an instant once she had been able to use her quirk, digging her vines into the ground before they erupted out and entangled the black haired teen. She had left the ring with an air of confidence, but now that she was in the spot like this, forced to consider match-ups that didn't favor her, she looked more than a little taken aback by their teacher's words.

"Or, let's say you were put in a position where using your quirks would cause serious damage," continued Kan as he pointed at Fukidashi. "Let's say you use your Comic quirk to create explosions while being underground. You could cause the streets, sidewalks, or whatever was above you to collapse resulting in civilians getting hurt at best or crushed to death at worst. Not to mention what would happen to you. And let's not get into what would happen if there were pipes down there containing flammable gasses and the like." Fukidashi's word balloon head made a gulping noise.

"As such, knowing how to fight without your quirks places you a step above the rest," said Kan. "And when you have a fighting style that best compliments your quirk, well, that's what we like to call Going Plus Ultra. Which was why I had Kendo and Midoriya facing off in the first round. I wanted all of you to get an idea of what you should all be striving for." Another smile then appeared on his face. "And, while I never exactly planned on it, seeing them fight helped all of you to trust them when they offered advice. Well done you two."

As Izuku and Kendo blushed, Kan cleared his throat. "Ok, since we won't have time tomorrow, we'll be using the remainder of the class to decide our class representatives. Do we have any volunteers?"

"That's obvious!" yelled Awase. "It's got to be the classes Big Brother and Sister!"

"Big Brother and Sister?" echoed Kendo as she looked at Awase as the rest of the class began to voice their agreement. "And who are-" Before she could finish the sentence, both Izuku and Kendo felt hands being pressed against their shoulders, pushing them forward to the front of the class where they were then spun around to face them.

"Wait! You don't mean?!" yelled Izuku, instantly catching on to what was going on.

"How are we the class Big Brother and Sister?!" added Kendo who looked just as shocked and confused.

"Good, looks like the class has decided," said Kan as he moved behind them, placing a hand on each of their shoulders. "Let's make this quick. How many want Midoriya to be class rep?" A loud amount of cheering echoed through the gym. "Good, good. Now, how many want Kendo to be class rep." People cheered again, Izuku being able to pick up that it was somewhat louder than his. "Very well then. Itsuka Kendo shall be the class rep while Izuku Midoriya will be the vice rep."